KEDAH Amanah chairman Phahrolrazi Mohd Zawawi, who was sacked from the party today, admitted that he was shocked by the action but did not regret or feel sad about it.

The Alor Mengkudu assemblyman said that his sacking was for trying to defend the Jerai parliamentary seat, which should be contested by a candidate from Amanah and not DAP in the coming general election.

“I’ve been dropped from the party for defending the Jerai seat, which should be given to Amanah but will now be contested by DAP,” he said at a press conference in Gurun today.

“This is a Malay-majority parliamentary seat, which is not a suitable testing ground for a DAP candidate as the Malay voters’ sentiment is that they cannot fully accept the party yet,” he added.

Phahrolrazi also said that he would not be appealing against his sacking from the party.

Amanah today sacked Phahrolrazi from the party for violating its constitution and going against the party’s decision and acting against the interests of the party.

Its secretary-general, Dr Mohd Hatta Md Ramli said that Phahrolrazi’s sacking from Amanah was based on the provisions in clause 6.2(b) and the decision was made by the party’s National Management Committee, which met today. – Bernama, October 30, 2022.